Senior Leader Apprenticeship: Management and Leadership PgDip

The Cranfield Senior Leader Apprenticeship Management and Leadership PgDip

In partnership with

The Cranfield and Grant Thornton partnership

Cranfield University and Grant Thornton are delighted to jointly offer this Senior Leader Apprenticeship: Management and Leadership Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip). We have listened to the market and, based on our insight on what makes truly great leaders, we have developed a curriculum that responds to the needs of modern, dynamic organisations. This unique partnership combines the best of academic insight and commercial application. We will use this to help your employees become the senior leaders of the future. We will equip them with the know-how and confidence to stand out from the crowd, enhance their ability to lead innovation, and encourage them to deliver social impact and transformational results. We very much look forward to working with you on this exciting journey.

Professor Karen Holford, Chief Executive and Vice-Chancellor

Malcolm Gomersall, CEO of Grant Thornton UK LLP

for breadth of alumni network 1st Economist Which MBA? rankings 2021

TOP 10 UK Business School in the Financial Times Business School Rankings 2023

businesses and governments based in over 40 countries

The University works with over 1,500

Over

Top 1% worldwide One of the elite triple-accredited business schools in the world

1,300 apprentices across 42 cohorts currently attending our Apprenticeship programmes

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Reasons to choose Cranfield as your apprenticeship provider Since the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy, Cranfield School of Management has been one of the leading Level 7 Senior Leader Apprenticeship providers in the UK. Our triple-accredited and globally ranked school has supported over 2,200 apprentices since we launched our portfolio in 2017. We currently have over 1,300 apprentices across 42 cohorts attending our programmes. Our apprentices have achieved exceptional pass rates, with over 80% achieving merit/distinction. Whether you are an employee looking to widen your knowledge, skills and behaviours or a business identifying a need to up-skill your workforce, we have everything you need to develop yourself and your workforce through our Level 7 Senior Leader Apprenticeship programmes.

By offering a Senior Leader Apprenticeship programme, your company will: • attract and retain talent through a compelling suite of programmes, • boost leadership capabilities and accelerate the progression of diverse talent, • address strategic needs of the business through focused learning, • contribute to the UK labour-force and economy.

“Our learning model provides a unique blend of team and individual focus which inspires innovation, collaboration and a growth mindset. The MSc in Management and Leadership, delivered in partnership with

Grant Thornton, creates a community of skilled individuals developing the necessary know-how and confidence to stand out. Core skills in key subjects form the basis of programme content, which is embedded within the Cranfield learning experience, ranked amongst the best in the world. This programme will give you, your managers and your organisation the opportunity to flourish and succeed.”

Professor David Oglethorpe, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the School of Management

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Senior Leader Apprenticeship: Management and Leadership PgDip The Cranfield Senior Leader Apprenticeship: Management and Leadership Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) has been designed for employers who want to accelerate the development of their early-career professionals, develop their high-potential employees and/or provide a development opportunity for those later in their careers keen to pursue leadership roles, to build the organisation’s management and leadership pipeline and strategic leadership capability. Course details and structure The Cranfield Senior Leader Apprenticeship: Management and Leadership PgDip consists of 12 modules that are studied over a 15-month period through one week of teaching each quarter. During this time, students build their portfolio of work-based evidence with support from their employer and their Cranfield Apprenticeship Tutor. Students also have peer coaching alongside their studies. This concludes with an End-Point Assessment (EPA), completed over a five-month period, which includes the student’s Strategic Business Proposal, supported by their employer. Following successful completion of the Cranfield Senior Leader Apprenticeship: Management and Leadership PgDip (Part 1), students have the option to progress onto the Management and Leadership MSc (Part 2), which involves a further six-month period of study and includes an additional compulsory module, research preparation and an organisation-based or relevant research project. It includes four executive coaching sessions. Delivered by Grant Thornton, the executive coaching facilitates development while on the programme and encourages managers to consider their role more broadly.

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Business impact through progressing your strategic agenda

Develop staff through peer coaching and professional coaching sessions

Application of all learning to your organisation’s context

Alignment to your organisational development initiatives

Group Projects that advance your organisation’s strategic agenda

Assessment by assignment focusing on practical application

Modules that provide an integrated approach to your business

“This programme will enable you to embark on a transformative journey that will expand your management and leadership skills.

You will enhance your understanding of others, yourself, and the mechanics of leadership, enabling you to be a leader with impact. This is your opportunity to unlock your potential, develop effective decision-making abilities, foster strong communication and teamwork, and inspire innovation, all while shaping the future of management and leadership.”

Dr Lyn Lanka, Course Director, Management and Leadership MSc

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Key Statistics: Management and Leadership PgDip with Grant Thornton: 2019 – 2024

403 high performing people

132 leading organisations

Key sectors

Candidates

% Organisations

Age range of attendees 22-55 35 16 Average age Number of nationalities

Financial services group Telecoms, media and tech Consumer markets Manufacturing and industrial Business support services Not for profit Public sector Real estate and construction Private healthcare

13 16 25 27

3 4 9

1 2

Start dates

Duration

with the final 20% collected through DAS on completion of the end-point assessment. Part 2 can be funded by employer or employee and is priced at £5,000 which will be due for

payment at month 16. Entry requirements

26 months part-time

September and March

Candidates will usually have a minimum of one year post-qualification work experience together with either a good degree and/or professional qualification. Applicants who do not have a degree are welcome provided they can demonstrate high levels of achievement, exceptional career progression or evidence of leadership potential. Please note, a full assessment of candidates’ prior skills is required for all Apprenticeship applications, to ensure that candidates meet the requirements when drawing on the Apprenticeship Levy and that the apprenticeship is the most appropriate training programme for the individual. Location The course will be delivered at Cranfield School of Management in Bedford, which is a 15 minute drive from Milton Keynes central station, or a 10 minute drive from junction 14 of the M1.

Delivery Lectures are delivered over one week per quarter for the duration of the programme. Part 1 taught modules are mapped to the Senior Leader Apprenticeship Standard (SLA). These are assessed through assignments that relate to a wide range of management and leadership themes. Part 2, the written thesis project, is written individually and submitted at the end of the course. Fees Our Senior Leader Apprenticeship: Management and Leadership PgDip (Part 1) is a 15-month programme that can be fully funded by the UK Apprenticeship Levy (£14,000), which will be collected monthly through the Digital Apprenticeship Service (DAS) system after initial registration,

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Sponsoring organisations These are some of the companies which have already sponsored their employees on one or more of our Senior Leader Apprenticeship programmes using their Apprenticeship Levy:

Aviva BP Brown Shipley Cambridge Assessments Cambridge University Press EasyJet Hargreaves Lansdown HSBC

Interserve Jacobs Engineering U.K. Limited Ministry of Defence Network Rail Omnicom Rolls-Royce

Save the Children Severn Trent Water

Cranfield School of Management Cranfield University is a world-leading postgraduate university and home to one of the most internationally recognised and long-established business schools in Europe. We have a global reputation for developing high-performing leaders in technology and management. We unlock the potential of people and organisations by partnering with business and governments to deliver transformational research, postgraduate education and professional development. The course will be delivered at the Cranfield campus. There are convenient transport links by rail and road connecting the campus with all of the UK’s major cities. Grant Thornton Grant Thornton in the UK is part of a global organisation and is a leading business adviser to more than 40,000 clients. Grant Thornton is committed to developing the skills and knowledge of managers critical for future productivity, growth and sustainable, long term prosperity of the UK economy.

Contact us

Grant Thornton 30 Finsbury Square

Cranfield School of Management Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK T: +44 (0)1234 758081 E: studysom@cranfield.ac.uk www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/mmlapprenticeship

@cranfieldmngmt cranfieldsom cranfieldmanagement Cranfield School of Management

London, EC2P 2YU, UK T: +44 (0)20 7728 3242 E: apprenticeships@uk.gt.com www.grantthornton.co.uk

Every effort is made to ensure that the information in this leaflet is correct at the time it is printed. Please check www.cranfield.ac.uk/som for the latest details. Terms and conditions can be found at www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/feeinformation

March 2024